434 New Cases Of Covid 19 & 4 Additional Deaths Reported Today.

Friday, 7 May 2021 15:17

34 new cases reported in Kildare.

4 additional deaths and 434 new cases of Covid have been confirmed.

197 of the cases are in Dublin, 44 in Cork, 34 in Kildare, 20 in Limerick, 20 in Meath and the remaining 119 cases are spread across 16 other counties.

126 covid patients are hospitalised, of which 34 are in ICU.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says next week's reopening is a very positive sign and a testament to the hard work of most people in surpressing the virus.

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The 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 of the population is 129.7.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says we are seeing the impact of vaccination:

Today’s cases, 5-day moving average of new cases, 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population and new cases in last 14 days (as of midnight 6^th May 2021) (incidence rate based on Census 2016 county population)

County	Today's cases** (to midnight 06MAY2021)	5 day moving average (01MAY2021 – 06MAY2021)	14-Day incidence rate per 100,000 population (23APR2021 to 06MAY2021)	New Cases during last 14 days (23APR2021 to 06MAY2021)
Ireland	434	416	129.7	6178
Donegal	19	25.6	268.2	427
Kildare	34	34.2	260.7	580
Westmeath	12	11.6	205.0	182
Dublin	197	175.0	182.1	2,454
Meath	20	19.0	152.8	298
Cavan	10	6.4	147.0	112
Roscommon	19	10.6	137.9	89
Tipperary	<5	11.2	132.9	212
Ireland	434	416.0	129.7	6,178
Limerick	20	16.4	124.2	242
Louth	12	14.0	119.5	154
Offaly	<5	4.8	115.4	90
Monaghan	11	5.6	105.9	65
Longford	<5	2.0	102.8	42
Wicklow	<5	6.4	90.6	129
Carlow	<5	2.6	87.8	50
Galway	8	9.2	84.5	218
Cork	44	36.0	83.8	455
Leitrim	<5	1.2	78.0	25
Waterford	<5	4.0	70.6	82
Laois	<5	2.2	49.6	42
Mayo	<5	3.4	42.9	56
Clare	<5	3.6	40.4	48
Kilkenny	<5	2.8	38.3	38
Wexford	8	5.8	32.7	49
Sligo	<5	0.2	25.9	17
Kerry	<5	2.2	14.9	22

The 5-day moving average of the number of new cases provides an appropriate indicator of current daily case numbers within a county. It takes account of any validation of cases for previous days and smooths out daily/weekend fluctuations in case numbers

7-day incidence rate is 64.1
5-day moving average is 416

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